poetry contest

one of the great things about being in inventory in january is having the privilege of counting thousands upon thousands of valentines day cards.
for the record, my dislike for valentines day has reached, perhaps, the pinacle of an already epic voyage toward hatred.to stifle this trend, or perhaps encourage it but within a safe construct, i am hereby calling for entries into my poetry contest.
the topic is thwarted/unrequited love, loneliness, etc, about which, i'm fairly certain, some 90 per cent of poetry is currently written. which means everybody should have at least one to contribute.
i will judge the winner sometime in the vicinity of the day of hearts itself, and the winner will receive a prize. anyone who has submitted an entry is also welcome to pick a poem, other than theirs, that they think should win, and i will carefully consider all such opinions.i don't have a lot of time in january, so it would be a big help if, aside from posting the poem either here or at the community blog (http://virtuocity.blogspot.com) you also sent a copy to my email (rememberth@email.com) so that i am certain to read them all.
i will post the odd one here and there as i have time, although sadly, i can't win my own contest. which means other people are actually going to have to enter.
please do.
and good luck.